Murray State University at home and then losing to Miami (FL) away in the 2nd round. The team ended the season with a 26–9 record. Tennessee On March 27, 2011, after three seasons at Missouri State, Martin was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. In three seasons as head coach, Martin led the Volunteers to two NITs and to the 2014 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen. After a slow start to the 2013–14 season, several fans began openly campaigning to have Martin replaced with his predecessor, Bruce Pearl, who was about to finish serving a show-cause penalty. An online petition urging athletic director Dave Hart Jr. to rehire Pearl drew 40,000 signatures. Later, Martin said that several of his own players were displeased with the way fans treated him. California On April 15, 2014, Martin was hired as the head coach of the University of California, Berkeley men's basketball team. In 2015–16, his second season, the Bears were led by freshman All-Americans Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb to a 23-win regular season and a number 4 seed in the South Region of the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round. Cal began the season ranked in the top 25 but fell out and resurfaced ranked 25th in early March after losing only one game in February, to #18 Arizona by 3 points. On October 25, 2016, Martin agreed to a contract extension through the 2020–21 season. Following Cal's loss in the first round of the 2017 National Invitation Tournament, Martin announced his resignation as head coach on March 15, 2017. Martin left for Missouri, with Cal facing the "likelihood of a depleted roster (the) next season". Missouri On March 15, 2017, the same day as his Cal resignation, Martin was hired as the head coach of the University of Missouri men's basketball team. On March 24, 2017, Martin received the commitment of top recruit and Missouri native Michael Porter Jr., also adding his father, Michael Porter Sr., to his coaching staff. He was released from his position on March 11, 2022, after finishing 78–77 overall and reaching two NCAA Tournaments. Coaching notes Cuonzo Martin became the fifth Division I head coach to come out of the Gene Keady coaching tree, following Bruce Weber, Steve Lavin, Kevin Stallings, Matt Painter, and Linc Darner. In the 2016 season, Martin (Cal), Painter (Purdue), and Stallings (Vandy) each entered the